Final Fantasy IV is a remake of the classic Japanese RPG that was first released for SNES, known as Final Fantasy II in the West.

Unlike the many subsequent ports (to Playstation, GameBoy Advance, etc.), this release is a full remake, programmed from scratch with real-time 3D graphics. The characters have a "super-deformed" touch. There is also voice acting during cut-scenes. A new option has been added to the menu, which allows the player to read a conversation between party members and receive advice from them.

It also features many gameplay additions. The difficulty level has been increased, not only beyond the difficulty of the Western SNES release (which was reduced compared to Japanese original and subsequent ports), but even beyond the original difficulty. The party members are still bound by class, but they can now hunt for so-called "augments", which can be found or stolen from enemies and which grant the characters additional bonus abilities, resistances, spells that their class would normally not allow, etc.

Beside those major changes, there are also plenty of minor additions. It is possible to obtain bonus items after exploring every corner and filling 100% of an area map; Rydia, the summoner girl, has a new monster summon who can be customized in various ways; there is a new quest involving the "naming" moogle of the original game, etc.

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NintendoWorldReport	Aug 12, 2008	9.5 out of 10	95
Destructoid	Jul 26, 2008	9.25 out of 10	92
GameTrailers	Jul, 2008	9.2 out of 10	92
GamingTrend	Aug, 2008	545 out of 600	91
Pocket Gamer UK	Sep 17, 2008	9 out of 10	90
GameSpot	Jul 11, 2008	9 out of 10	90
Hooked Gamers	Aug 02, 2008	8 out of 10	80
G4 TV: X-Play	Jul, 2008		80
Game Positive	Aug 11, 2008	7.8 out of 10	78
Gamervision	Aug, 2008	7 out of 10	70